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Feud Tale Involving Durkee Tatum Ranch and a Cattle Ride
A narrator recounts an Indian Territory feud between the Durkees and Tatums. Sam Durkee pursues Ben Tatum who has run off with Sam’s girl Ella Baynes, leading to a long chase via Guthrie road and a late night hotel sighting before dawn. The story ends mid chase with plans for a confrontation.
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Sam Durkee
Sam
Tatum
Durkees
Tatums
Nebuchadnezzars
Ela Baynes
Miss Baynes
Wingfisher
Kingfisher
Flo
Muscogee
Beverly Travers
Ella Baynes
Gilead
Simmons
Ben Tatum
Ésopher Tatum
Newt
Lester
Cothouse
Tom
Jim
Guthrie Road
Cks
Wash
Cate
Guthrie
Yellow Pine
Tenderfoot